http://www.scootinger.net Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:59:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I'm sure all of you remember back in January when Apple decided to screw existing iPod Touch owners with its "January Software Upgrade." Apple charged iPod Touch owners $20 for applications that they specifically excluded from the device in the first place. As an iPod Touch owner, I feel really insulted ... http://www.scootinger.net/2008/03/06/apple-screws-ipod-touch-owners-again/ Taken at the Wal-Mart in Edmond, OK. For the record the exemption only applies to clothing. http://www.scootinger.net/2007/08/05/tax-free-holidayon-beer/ Here at QuakeCon 2007 a 17-year-old kid got caught stealing a PSP. He decided to steal the PSP from a guy not too far from him then went to the DC++ chat to try to sell it. Then the PSP's owner finds the kid on DC++ selling his PSP right ... http://www.scootinger.net/2007/08/04/kid-gets-caught-stealing-psp-at-quakecon-2007/ As we all know, Paris Hilton was let free from jail after 3 days of her 45-day sentence by Los Angeles County sheriff Lee Baca. Of course since then, she was sent back to jail to serve the remainder of her sentence. But could Scientology have influenced her release? First of ... http://www.scootinger.net/2007/06/10/was-paris-hiltons-release-influenced-by-scientology/ I was recently browsing on eBay and seller gameconsolehk is selling Toshiba SD-S802A HD-DVD drives for Xbox 360 for less than $100 shipped. At first I thought it was a typo or an unscrupulous seller. But I did some research and apparently it is the drive that Microsoft uses in ... http://www.scootinger.net/2007/05/10/hd-dvd-drive-now-available-for-under-100/ Quick quiz: do condoms help stop the spread of HIV? Most (sane) people, even many evangelicals, would probably say "yes," even if it is from a statistical standpoint. But John McCain doesn't even know! Q: “So no contraception, no counseling on contraception. Just abstinence. Do you think contraceptives help stop the spread of ... http://www.scootinger.net/2007/05/10/do-condoms-help-stop-the-spread-of-hiv/ Many people know that male drivers (especially teens) have to pay more for car insurance in the US than females, in some cases nearly twice is much! This is because of statistics that say that male drivers are more likely to get into crashes than females. I've begun to wonder - ... http://www.scootinger.net/2007/03/29/gender-based-price-discrimination-in-car-insurance-why-is-it-legal/ Do you hate Cingular? There's 2 easy ways to get back at them, especially if you have rollover minutes you're never going to use! Recently I read that Cingular has begun to block free conference call services. The phone numbers for these services are located in remote exchanges in Iowa whose ... http://www.scootinger.net/2007/03/19/easy-ways-to-get-back-at-cingular/ I'm sure that some of you have heard of the American Family Association. For those of you who don't know, the AFA is a very conservative fundamentalist/evangelical group. The AFA has several million members. The AFA likes to whine a lot. They have been complaining for a while now about how ... http://www.scootinger.net/2007/03/16/religious-leader-don-wildmon-says-that-if-christianity-goes-democracy-goes/ Deals on Apple products seem to always be popular, because Apple stuff is almost never on sale. However everyone seems to forget about Apple's refurbished store where you can get great deals on current-gen as well as previous-gen Apple products! These products all have the same warranties as new products. ... http://www.scootinger.net/2007/03/04/36/